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WHO: Eichi & YOU
WHERE: The Shopping Centre, The Atrium, and Fluff E. Bunny Restaurant
WHEN: Today! (Before the event)
WHAT: Eichi is exploring the ship and doing a little work too
WARNINGS: I'll add if any come up!

A. Mall Trip

[This is before he's had the chance to visit a mall back home, so when Eichi first arrives in the shopping centre, he can be found looking around like an amazed child. His eyes are sparkling, he's got a hand at his head to try and see further, and he's not even sure where to start!

So this is what they call a shopping mall, is that it? What a large place, and it looks like it's made to look even more spacious, despite being contained in this little ship.]

[Voices everywhere, lively in every direction. How exciting! Ah, but where should he start? There's so much to look at, he doesn't even know where to begin. Food, tea, toys, specialty stores... He has to get to work in here somewhere, eventually, but he has some time to look around. But he'll have to be careful not to get lost. He guesses the best way would be to find his work place, and then walk around from there.

So, he approaches the first person he sees for assistance.]

B. Tea Time

[When he's not wandering around like a child in a candy store, Eichi can be found sitting in the atrium with his own little picnic. He's set up on the grass near some flowers, a teapot in the center and his own teacup in his hands. But it seems he has extras set up. It almost looks like he's expecting company.

Until he looks over to whoever might be passing by, at least.]

[He talks so much that he barely allows for an answer in between this barrage of questions and comments.]

C. Everyone Loves Bunnies

[Honestly, the costume he has to wear to be "Peter Cottontail" in this restaurant is on the line between cute and creepy. The x for a mouth is probably what does it. Eichi being inside definitely doesn't help.

His job, for today at least, is to stand outside of the restaurant and advertise. So, here he is in full costume, waving his arms this way and that. It's all very unassuming until he takes the chance to lean over a strange's shoulder from behind in this full bunny suit, peering at whatever they're doing. Checking their wrist communicator? Looking around the mall? Well, now there's a bunny in their space.]

[Aren't mascots supposed to be silent... It comes out all muffled.]

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[Is that someone...singing? That's what catches his ear more than anything, and he blinks, turning around a little, dark eyes scanning the crowd around him. In the mall, he's used to hearing canned music, elevator music, bouncy pop songs fluted into the stores to encourage buying. Singing, he's not used to hearing, and it makes him curious.

The source ends up finding him instead of the other way around, though, in the form of a wide-eyed blond boy around his age who asks him if he knows where the Fluff E. Bunny Restaurant is.

For a moment, he stands still, and then abruptly he's laughing softly.]

Man, the people who run this ship think up the weirdest names.

[Marco shrugs narrow shoulders, lips pursed, then glances around.]

Never heard of it, but I bet we can find it. C'mon.

[He gestures toward one of the computer terminals which he can only assume has a map in it.]

You're new?

[Once this stranger agrees to help him find his workplace, Eichi brightens even more. Smiling wide, he places a hand at his own chest.]

I wasn't sure that anyone would come to my aid. You truly are a savior. [Just for some directions... He's a little dramatic, but his hand drops away and he glances curiously over to the terminal. They have a service like this here, too...? Amazing!]

Is it that obvious? Fufu, I should work at masking my confusion more cautiously, in a strange place like this, or someone might take advantage. Yes, I'm new. My name is Eichi Tenshouin. It's a pleasure to meet you.

[Marco actually rolls his eyes at that - he can't help it, it's just so over thee top. He also can't help feeling a little spike of suspicion about it too, because anyone who's that effusive can't be on the level. Of course, Marco feels little spikes of suspicion about almost everything, so it's easy to put to the back of his mind for now.]

Totally. I mean, you ask anyone who knows me, and 'savior' is the first thing they think. I figure when I die someday, at the ripe old age of 100 or so, they'll probably put that on my tombstone. Marco, savior of bunny theme restaurant enthusiasts.

[Grinning, he heads over to the terminal and looks it over for a bit before glancing over at the boy and laughing.]

I'm Marco. Just Marco is fine. And no, it's not that obvious. I'm just observant. Any reason you're looking for this place?

[By the time he's halfway through the sentence, Marco's eyes are back on the terminal while his fingers move over it, trying a bunch of different spellings for the restaurant name.]

[That gets an honest chuckle out of Eichi because he, for one, appreciates death jokes.]

I was assigned to be their mascot, it seems. How do you suppose the uniform looks? At the very least, I hope their tea is nothing horrible. [Imagine... Working at a place that served bad tea. horrible.]

I appreciate your help, Marco. I've never been to a place quite like this before, you know.

A mascot?

[Marco appreciates basically any joke, as long as it's a good one, honestly. Even jokes at his own expense. So when he gets a smile out of Eichi, he smiles back, shrugs his shoulders.]

No idea. Probably bunny themed though, sorry about that, man. And if you're a mascot? I'm guessing bunny suit, top to bottom, with the weird furry head and everything. Man, I'm sorry.

[He maybe doesn't look all that sorry with a little crooked smirk on his face, and one brow raised, but he just keeps talking while he looks through the directory.]

I mean, they wouldn't sell tea if it was bad, right? Anyway. Found it. This way.

[Ducking his head to the side, he starts off down a corridor, pausing to let Eichi come with him.]

What do you mean? A mall, or in space?

Ahh, a bunny. Well, a bunny can be a little cute, can't it?

[Maybe it will be a Cute costume. A place can absolutely sell tea if it's bad, but he won't mention that, smiling and following along instead.]

How quick! Oh, but I meant both. I've never been to space or a mall. Fufu, my body wouldn't allow the former at all, I think, so I'm amazed I'm still alive~.

Depends what kind of cute you mean. Disney-cute or cute-guy cute, you know? The first one maybe, though sometimes mascots can be a bit creepy? But they made me a magician for kids parties and that's kinda embarrassing too, so I can't judge.

[Marco shrugs narrow shoulders, heading off along the promenade in the direction the map showed.]

I'm good with computers, what can I say? And I've been in space on a space ship for like 7 months now, so I'm pretty used to it.

[A beat, and he can't restrain his curiosity anymore.]

Your body wouldn't allw you to be in a mall? Still alive? What?

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